The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 20, 2146
Waxing Gibbous
63.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 PM
3:19 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.9%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2762
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 106.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.6° / 50.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 12m / 12.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.57° / -3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.97° / 4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.06° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.